World Labs, the startup founded by AI expert Fei-Fei Li, has unveiled its first commercial world model product, Marble. Marble sets itself apart from competitors like Odyssey, Decart, and Google’s Genie by offering persistent, downloadable 3D environments instead of generating worlds dynamically as users explore.
Marble is now available through freemium and paid tiers, allowing users to transform text prompts, photos, videos, 3D layouts, or panoramas into editable, downloadable 3D environments. This launch follows World Labs emerging from stealth mode with $230 million in funding, positioning the startup as a leader in the world model space.
Unlike other world models, Marble’s innovative approach eliminates morphing or inconsistency issues by creating stable, downloadable 3D environments. Users can export these worlds in various formats such as Gaussian splats, meshes, or videos. Notably, Marble is the first model of its kind to provide AI-native editing tools and a hybrid 3D editor for spatial structure blocking before AI fills in visual details.
“We are excited about the future of Marble and the continuous improvements in generating 3D worlds,” said Justin Johnson, World Labs co-founder. The model has already shown significant enhancements since its initial release, impressing users by creating intricate worlds solely from image prompts during a beta trial, showcasing its potential for diverse applications.
Source: TechCrunch